Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-13
Further Evidence that the
Wreck Was Planned.
LIST OF THE IDENTIFIED DEAD
Sickening Scenes at the Temper
airy MOrgue-37 Recorded
Fatalities.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

last night tnat III was que 10 rODDefS
who fired the bridge. Little credence
was given to them.
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.
This morning new facts, apparently
showing the catastrophe to be the
work of an organized band, came to
light, and the company find them
worthy of serious investigation.
RESULT OF AN INQUIRY.
Superintendent Armstrong said to
an Associated Press reporter that the
more he investigated the more it ap-
peared to him that the bridge had
been set on fire. He had observed
many thieves at work and had stopped
them while despoiling the wreck of
property, and many instances of rob-
bing the dead were brought to his at
tention. The excursion had been ex-
tensively advertised and the time it
would pass on the bridge was well
known.
A CONNECTING LINK.
Citizens say that gang of suspicious
fellows has been lettering aroundChats-
worth for some days. Many of these
were found early at the wreck, paying
more attention to relieving bodies OF
valuables than to caring for them.
THE TERRoRs UNABATED.
The terrors of the Chatsworth wreck
seem deepening this morning instead
of lessening No picture of the horri-
BILE occurrences Immediately succeed
ing the accident could equal in revolt
ing details the scene at the depot here
to-day.
REVOLVING SCENE.
The west end of the structure is a
coal-house and lumber-room, where,
promiscuously stretched on the floor
in dirt and rubbish, are seven unidenti-
fled bodies. Blood-stained, bedraggled
sheets and blankets are thrown loosely
over each, but afford little protection
from the
swARMs OF FLIES
Continually lowering over them. The
awful odor coming from the bodies
hCDb tllC tltdI VI I'LL Dut tIC
hardest OF the still-lingering curious
and anxious crowd. Two of the vic
tins were women. and the sight of
their faces was one never to be forgot
ten.
THE wRECKING TRAIN ARRIVES.
At 7 O'Clock Master Mechanic War
rem, with a wrecking train and large
force of men were at work, confident
that the track would be clear at noon
and certain that all the bodies had
been removed from the wreck.
AN OFFICIAL ESTIMATE.
President Leonard, Superintendent
Armstrong and other officials were
seen this morning. President Leon
ard said so far as the railroad officials
could estimate, there were about 80
killed and 100 seriously wounded.
Leonard said as near as could be as
certained the train was making about
THIRTY MILES AN HOUR
At the time of the accident, not an
excessive rate of speed, as the track
was in condition.
TILE hOADMASIEh . OflNlON.
Christopher Ennis, roadmaster of
the line, testified before the Coroner's
jury this morning in the case of the
railroad disaster, that he went over
the bridge at o'clock in the after
noon and found everything all right.
Ennis said: "My opinion is that
the bridge was set on fire by some
one."
THE DEAD IDENTIFIED.
CHICAGO, August 12.-An Inter
Ocean's Forest, ILL.,, special says:
The names of the dead victims of the
Chatsworth disaster have been
learned. There are still some bodies
unidentified at that place. During
Thursday evening several dead were
conveyed westward by friends and
they cannot be included in the
names.
A RECORD KEPT.
The officers of the Toledo, Peoria
and Western road have endeavored
to keep a record of the dead bodies
removed from the wreck and the
President thinks that in three or four
days they will be able to render
an accurate account of the fatalities.
TWO coRPsEs AT PIPER STATION.
The report that there were eight
bodies at Piper Station proves to have
been incorrect, as only two persons
were lying dead there up to noon.
Mrs. Peter Valentine and G. 2. Van
lien, of Galesburg, Ill. Three or four
persons who were reported as dead,
were to-day learned to be among the
wounded at Piper City. Employees
of the road we're sent to Piper CITY
early this morning to secure the names
of all the dead and wounded. There
it was found that there were forty-four
wounded and two dead.
THE DEATH ROLL,
The following is list Of those who
had died up to 2 o'clock this afternoon,
as far as their names could be learned
from Coroner Long and friends and
relatives of the killed: Mrs Nancy
Alter, West Point, age IS; Miss Eva
Alter, West Point, age 20; f.. F.
Adams, Blackstone, Ills; Mrs. w. H.
Allen, Peoria; Miss Susie Ball, Peo-
ria; j. Body, S. G. Breeze, Wyoming,
MS; Mrs. VIM. Bell, Peoria; Mrs.
Josie Blanden, Parkers Corners, Ills;
Chowder Farmer, Chenoa; Mrs.
Thomas Cooper, Pekin, Ill; Mrs.
Patton, M. Cress, Washington, Ills;
Mrs. Archie Crosswell, Peoria; Mrs.
j. M. Clay, Eureka, Ills; Miss
Evelin Caruthers, Evans, Ills;
VIM. Craig, Cuba, Ills; Rev.
William, Washington, Ills; Capt.
Dahlke, Peoria; Mrs. Emily Duckett,
Forest, ILL.,. Mrs. James Deal, Peoria
M. Ellare Fillmore, Pontiac; Pearl
French, Peoria; j. A. Green, Breeds
Station; Mrs w. Garrison, Peoria; f.
Goodell, Peoria; G. 7. Hartly, Bush
nell, ILL.,; Mrs. 4. Hill, Berwick, Ill.